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Harvard geometer and Fields medalist Shing-Tung Yau has provided a mathematical foundation for string theory, offered new insights into black holes, and mathematically demonstrated the stability of our universe. In this autobiography, Yau reflects on his improbable journey to becoming one of the world’s most distinguished mathematicians. With complicated ideas explained for a broad audience, listeners not only get insights into the life of an eminent mathematician, but also an accessible way to understand advanced and highly abstract concepts in mathematics and theoretical physics.

"Geometry" is a six-part series that delves into the fascinating world of geometry, from its ancient origins to its modern applications. The journey begins with an introduction to fundamental concepts and the historical significance of Euclid's contributions. It progresses through plane geometry, examining shapes and their properties, and solid geometry, exploring three-dimensional forms. The series then covers coordinate geometry, merging algebra with spatial understanding, and transformational geometry, focusing on shape movements and symmetries. Finally, it ventures into the realms of ...

Michael Schneider leads us on a spectacular journey along the numbers one through 10 to explore the mathematical principles made visible in flowers, shells, crystals, plants, and the human body, expressed in the symbolic language of folk sayings and fairy tales, myth and religion, art and architecture. This is a new view of mathematics, not the one we learned at school but a comprehensive guide to the patterns that recur through the universe and underlie human affairs.

The Geometry of Change is a field guide to building models that are both honest about complexity and useful in practice. It connects three pillars—how systems work (mechanisms), how we encode them (models), and how we learn from the world (measurement)—into a coherent workflow for decision-making.